Taiwanese Internet celebrity Chung Wei-ting (仲惟鼎), also known as AmoGood (古阿莫), yesterday failed in his bid to become a member of the New Power Party’s (NPP) central decisionmaking committee.
The result has thwarted his plan to run for chairman of the party.
“It is a pity that I cannot contribute to the reform of the party. However, I am still an NPP member and there are still government and party jobs at the local level,” Chung said. “I will continue to oversee the government and work hard for Taiwan.”
Photo: Hu Shun-hsiang, Taipei Times
“I ran in the election for the NPP’s central decisionmaking committee because I want Taiwanese to see and understand the party,” Chung said in a statement, adding that he hopes newly elected committee members make great strides for the party.
Chung, who is known for his irreverent movie reviews, has more than 10 million subscribers on Sina Weibo and 2 million on Bilibili. The two Chinese social media sites have since Feb. 4 blocked him from accessing his accounts after he announced his bid to enter Taiwanese politics.
As being a committee member qualifies an NPP member to run for chairperson, Chung said previously he would run if the party was lacking good leaders.
Prior to the election, Chung said he entered politics because he wanted to make contributions to Taiwanese society, and he joined the NPP because it allows an ordinary party member like him to participate in the election for members of the central decisionmaking committee.
Chung was one of the 29 party members vying for 15 spots on the committee, the NPP said, adding that 827 members voted in the election, representing 75 percent of the membership.
NPP Chairwoman and Legislator Chen Jiau-hua (陳椒華), former Miaoli commissioner candidate Sung Kuo-ting (宋國鼎), NPP Secretary-General Christy Pai (白卿芬), and legislators Claire Wang (王婉諭) and Chiu Hsien-chih (邱顯智) were elected to the committee.
Sung garnered the highest votes among all 15 members, the NPP said.
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